LG Skins Game is Here!
LG Skins Game week is officially here! The golf course is being roped off for the spectators, the Hospitality and Vendor Tents are being put up, the landscaping crews and turf management crews are working at a feverish pace to have the facility ready to show off to the world. The RV park for the players has been set up, with some of the finest motor coaches that the industry has to offer.
Head Golf Professional Brandon O'Neill and his staff have cleared out the golf shop and are preparing to move it into the vendor tent. The golf shop will be transformed into the Media Center.
Food and Beverage Director Jim Carvajal has assembled his team to prepare for one of the largest catering operations of the year. Jim has assembled some of the finest culinary people the desert has to offer to prepare for the event.
Today, I spent the day meeting with our various wholesale partners, prepping them and fueling the excitement of the LG Skins Game week.
This was the first day that Trilogy Community Members could pick up their complimentary tickets that they had ordered online. Sales and Marketing Coordinator for Shea Homes, Heather McMann, and her staff of volunteers were working at a break neck pace to keep up with the demand of tickets today.
This past Friday night we had the awards banquet for the Navigator Pro Am. This annual 5 day event included 33 Canadian Golf Professionals and 99 amateur golfers. The golfers were very pleased with the golf course conditions. Golf Course Superintendent Scott Werline played a few tricks on the boys with some very savvy hole locations. Golf Professional Dean Brown did find a way to work around the tough hole locations by firing a 9 birdie round of 64 on the final day. It was the best round of the week and secured top professional honors for him.
This morning Head Golf Professional Brandon O'Neill toured the golf course with General Manager Jeff Perry and National Marketing Director Ben Keilhotz. Each found the golf course in great shape and the rough at tour level! From the Skins Tees thy found the golf course to be a full challenge. General Manager Jeff Perry continues to make great strides with his golf game, considering the limited time he has to work on it. Another fine round of 79 is evidence that he is finally starting to understand his own game and how to manage it around the golf course. Not a bad round for a number cruncher like Jeff!
Some exciting news on a couple of Pro Am golf professionals who will be participating in the Celebrity Pro Am on Friday: Jeff Gove comes into the event after a 2 under par finish at the Callaway Pebble Beach Invitational, and Anthony Kim, a La Quinta High School grad and three time all American at Oklahoma was the medalist at Q-School Second Stage in Mckinney, Texas. Anthony birdied the final 3 holes for a round of 67 and the victory. Anthony advances to final stage of Q-school at PGA West. He grew up on the Stadium Golf Course in High School and is quite familiar with both the Nick Tournament and Stadium golf courses. It is as close to having home field advantage as a golfer can have. Anthony will stay in La Quinta after the LG Skins Game to prepare for the event.
Just a reminder that the golf course is closed to the public and Trilogy Community members this week due to the LG Skins Game. We will open up bright and early Monday, November 27th for regular play.
Celebrity Pro Am Participants include
• John Daly
• Stephen Ames
• Fred Couples
• Fred Funk
• US Ryder Cup Captain Tom Lehman
• NFL Legend Matt Blair
• ESPN Analyst Jamie Little
• PGA Tour Member Anthony Kim
• PGA Member Jeff Cranford
• PGA Tour Member Jeff Gove
• MLB Legend Johnny Bench
• MLB Legend Rollie Fingers
• TV Star Alfonso Ribeiro
• Former Pittsburgh Pirate Andy Van Slyke
• 15 Year Major Leaguer Kurt Bevacqua
• NYPD Blue's Gordon Clapp
• PGA Tour Legend Lee Elder
• Long Drive Champion Mike Moulton
Starting times for the LG Skins Game are as Follows:
Friday, November 24th – The LG Skins Game Celebrity Pro-Am
Will Call and Ticket Purchase will be available outside the event gate from 7-11:00AM.
• 7:00AM Parking lot opens to the public
• 7:30AM Gates and all food and merchandise centers open to the public
• 8:15AM Long Drive exhibition by Long Drive Champion Mike Moulton
• 9:30AM Play commences at the LG Skins Game Celebrity Pro-Am
• 2:30PM or so Play is completed at the LG Skins Game Celebrity Pro-Am
Saturday, November 25th – The LG Skins Game First Nine
Will Call and Ticket Purchase will be available outside the event gate from 7:30-11:00AM.
• 7:30AM Parking lot opens to the public
• 8:00AM Gates and all food and merchandise centers open to the public
• 8:45AM Long Drive exhibition by Long Drive Champion Mike Moulton
• 10:00AM Play commences at the LG Skins Game
• 12:30PM The Official LG Skins Game at Trilogy La Quinta after-party begins. The Trilogy Thanksgiving Bash, with live entertainment by Eddie Money, player participation, and a surprise guest on the concert stage. Free to all LG Skins Game ticket-holders, this is one you don’t want to miss.
Sunday, November 26th – The LG Skins Game Second Nine
Will Call and Ticket Purchase will be available outside the event gate from 6:30-10:30AM.
• 6:30AM Parking lot opens to the public
• 7:00AM Gates and all food and merchandise centers open to the public
• 9:00AM Play commences at the LG Skins Game
• 12:00PM The presentation of the Official LG Skins Game at Trilogy La Quinta trophy to the 2006 Champion
Until next week, keep rolling that rock!
PS. University of Montana Grizzlies 13 Montana State Bobcats 7. Grizzlies win the Big Sky Conference, and will have home field advantage throughout the playoffs. No confusion in this division who should play for the national championship. It is decided on the field not on a computer! Grizzlies finish the season 10-1, with 10 straight victories!
Head Golf Professional Brandon O'Neill and his staff have cleared out the golf shop and are preparing to move it into the vendor tent. The golf shop will be transformed into the Media Center.
Food and Beverage Director Jim Carvajal has assembled his team to prepare for one of the largest catering operations of the year. Jim has assembled some of the finest culinary people the desert has to offer to prepare for the event.
Today, I spent the day meeting with our various wholesale partners, prepping them and fueling the excitement of the LG Skins Game week.
This was the first day that Trilogy Community Members could pick up their complimentary tickets that they had ordered online. Sales and Marketing Coordinator for Shea Homes, Heather McMann, and her staff of volunteers were working at a break neck pace to keep up with the demand of tickets today.
This past Friday night we had the awards banquet for the Navigator Pro Am. This annual 5 day event included 33 Canadian Golf Professionals and 99 amateur golfers. The golfers were very pleased with the golf course conditions. Golf Course Superintendent Scott Werline played a few tricks on the boys with some very savvy hole locations. Golf Professional Dean Brown did find a way to work around the tough hole locations by firing a 9 birdie round of 64 on the final day. It was the best round of the week and secured top professional honors for him.
This morning Head Golf Professional Brandon O'Neill toured the golf course with General Manager Jeff Perry and National Marketing Director Ben Keilhotz. Each found the golf course in great shape and the rough at tour level! From the Skins Tees thy found the golf course to be a full challenge. General Manager Jeff Perry continues to make great strides with his golf game, considering the limited time he has to work on it. Another fine round of 79 is evidence that he is finally starting to understand his own game and how to manage it around the golf course. Not a bad round for a number cruncher like Jeff!
Some exciting news on a couple of Pro Am golf professionals who will be participating in the Celebrity Pro Am on Friday: Jeff Gove comes into the event after a 2 under par finish at the Callaway Pebble Beach Invitational, and Anthony Kim, a La Quinta High School grad and three time all American at Oklahoma was the medalist at Q-School Second Stage in Mckinney, Texas. Anthony birdied the final 3 holes for a round of 67 and the victory. Anthony advances to final stage of Q-school at PGA West. He grew up on the Stadium Golf Course in High School and is quite familiar with both the Nick Tournament and Stadium golf courses. It is as close to having home field advantage as a golfer can have. Anthony will stay in La Quinta after the LG Skins Game to prepare for the event.
Just a reminder that the golf course is closed to the public and Trilogy Community members this week due to the LG Skins Game. We will open up bright and early Monday, November 27th for regular play.
Celebrity Pro Am Participants include
• John Daly
• Stephen Ames
• Fred Couples
• Fred Funk
• US Ryder Cup Captain Tom Lehman
• NFL Legend Matt Blair
• ESPN Analyst Jamie Little
• PGA Tour Member Anthony Kim
• PGA Member Jeff Cranford
• PGA Tour Member Jeff Gove
• MLB Legend Johnny Bench
• MLB Legend Rollie Fingers
• TV Star Alfonso Ribeiro
• Former Pittsburgh Pirate Andy Van Slyke
• 15 Year Major Leaguer Kurt Bevacqua
• NYPD Blue's Gordon Clapp
• PGA Tour Legend Lee Elder
• Long Drive Champion Mike Moulton
Starting times for the LG Skins Game are as Follows:
Friday, November 24th – The LG Skins Game Celebrity Pro-Am
Will Call and Ticket Purchase will be available outside the event gate from 7-11:00AM.
• 7:00AM Parking lot opens to the public
• 7:30AM Gates and all food and merchandise centers open to the public
• 8:15AM Long Drive exhibition by Long Drive Champion Mike Moulton
• 9:30AM Play commences at the LG Skins Game Celebrity Pro-Am
• 2:30PM or so Play is completed at the LG Skins Game Celebrity Pro-Am
Saturday, November 25th – The LG Skins Game First Nine
Will Call and Ticket Purchase will be available outside the event gate from 7:30-11:00AM.
• 7:30AM Parking lot opens to the public
• 8:00AM Gates and all food and merchandise centers open to the public
• 8:45AM Long Drive exhibition by Long Drive Champion Mike Moulton
• 10:00AM Play commences at the LG Skins Game
• 12:30PM The Official LG Skins Game at Trilogy La Quinta after-party begins. The Trilogy Thanksgiving Bash, with live entertainment by Eddie Money, player participation, and a surprise guest on the concert stage. Free to all LG Skins Game ticket-holders, this is one you don’t want to miss.
Sunday, November 26th – The LG Skins Game Second Nine
Will Call and Ticket Purchase will be available outside the event gate from 6:30-10:30AM.
• 6:30AM Parking lot opens to the public
• 7:00AM Gates and all food and merchandise centers open to the public
• 9:00AM Play commences at the LG Skins Game
• 12:00PM The presentation of the Official LG Skins Game at Trilogy La Quinta trophy to the 2006 Champion
Until next week, keep rolling that rock!
PS. University of Montana Grizzlies 13 Montana State Bobcats 7. Grizzlies win the Big Sky Conference, and will have home field advantage throughout the playoffs. No confusion in this division who should play for the national championship. It is decided on the field not on a computer! Grizzlies finish the season 10-1, with 10 straight victories!
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